Ever wonder if regulators actually care about misinformation, or just control?



Since a certain billionaire took over a major social platform back in '22, European authorities have been relentless. December 2023? Boom—formal investigation launched citing "illegal content" and mysterious algorithm tweaks.

Yesterday's headline: a jaw-dropping €120 million penalty. The charges? "Misleading" verification badges, murky advertising practices, and restrictive data access.

Coincidence or coordinated crackdown? When centralized powers clash with platforms claiming free expression, who really wins? Maybe this is exactly why decentralized alternatives matter more than ever.
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ser_we_are_ngmivip
· 18h ago
The EU is actually playing hardball with Elon here, hitting him with a 12 billion euro fine... Still the same old rhetoric—governance or control? Who really knows?
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0xSoullessvip
· 18h ago
This €120 fine is harsher than fleecing retail investors.
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FreeRidervip
· 18h ago
The EU keeps handing out fines, but it feels like the real problems aren't being solved at all...
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LayerHoppervip
· 18h ago
The EU's whole act, to put it bluntly, is just about controlling the narrative and finding an excuse to issue fines.
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MetaMaximalistvip
· 18h ago
ngl the entire framing here is backwards—regulators aren't afraid of misinformation, they're threatened by platforms they can't control. the real innovation arbitrage moment is watching centralized gatekeepers get caught between their own contradictions.
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BlindBoxVictimvip
· 18h ago
Honestly, I'm tired of hearing the same rhetoric from the regulators. To put it bluntly, they just want to control the narrative. No matter how you look at it, this €1.2 million fine from the EU seems targeted at a specific individual.
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